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After Canadian Folk Singer Killed by Coyotes, Irrational Hysteria Surges

By now, you've probably read about the sad and unfortunate death of Taylor Mitchell, the 19-year-old folk singer from Toronto who died from injuries sustained in a mauling  involving coyotes in Nova Scotia's Cape Breton Highlands National Park.  And, if you live in North America, you no doubt have been subjected to commentary from hysteria- driven (not hysterical) disc hockeys on AM radio. 

The further that society becomes insulated, isolated, and detached from nature, it seems, there is a corresponding amount of fear that arises among urban dwellers about the natural world.  That's unfortunate, considering the city, suburbs

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